Calhetas

Calhetas is a coastal area on São Miguel in the Azores, Portugal. While the city itself is not a major diving hub, the Azores offer excellent diving nearby with clear Atlantic waters, lava formations, and abundant marine life. The local area provides access to drift dives, pinnacles, and volcanic reefs reachable from the island, with multiple dive centers operating around the Azorean archipelago. If you’re based in Calhetas, you’ll typically base yourself on São Miguel for day trips to nearby dive sites, and you can plan trips to other Azorean islands for a wider variety of underwater landscapes and encounters with white‑tip sharks, mobula, and playful seals when conditions allow.